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Friday, January 16, 2009

Akko LGA

SHOULD AKKO LGA CONTINUE LIKE THIS.
Permit a space in your widely read newspaper to comment on my local government of origin. First of all I am proud to be an indigene of Akko LGA.The local councils can burst of having illustrious sons that in any place can be proud of. The likes of Dr Sulaiman Kumo of blessed memory, the Danjuma Gojes, Alhaji Saidu Umar Kumo, Dr Aliyu Modibbo etc etc. However, quite unfortunate, since its creation the local council has not made any effort in transforming the vast local council into what its sons and daughters will be proud of. Akko LGA is a vast land starting from Wuro Dole in the West bordering Kirfi LGA in Bauchi State to Billiri LGA about 100 KM. It also covers from Garin Galadima or Dumbe in the South to Liji in the North. But this vast local government was not lucky to have leaders that will use its numerous resources to develop it. In fact, worst of all, the present administration is busy pursuing its political opponents by stopping there salaries or threatening to dismiss them from service.
This attitude will not take the local government anywhere. This will even lead to resentment and total lost of confidence from the populace. The local government political elites have to do away with their political differences and come together to salvage the local government from its present predicament. There are so many villages that do not have even a primary school and there are some for instance in Zongomari village that draw water from a well using their cattle. Is that not something that the local council should focus on, instead of victimizing their perceived political opponents? Will that not derive away other sons and daughters away from the LGA whose service will be extremely useful to the people? Please I would like to use this opportunity to call on our elders of Akko LGA to forget their political differences and help the local council move forward.
Particularly, the state governor Dr. Muhammad Danjuma Goje and the FCT Minister Dr. Aliyu Modibbo to shun their political differences and help our teeming youth who abandoned farming, going about from this politician house to another in what is known as KJK {kafan ka jarin ka} to demand for money.
Kabiru Danladi,
Lawnti village,
KM 25 along Gombe to Bauchi Road,
Akko Local Government Area,
Gombe State

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